Q1: Lesson 1 | Old English Literature Flashcards
1
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Is the term used to refer to the language literature spoken and written in England during the rule of the Anglo-Saxon
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Old English
2
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Ruled England from 450 AD to 1066
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Anglo Saxon
3
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Is the dominant genre of the old english literature
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Poetry
4
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Unique styles/genres include:
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- Caesura
- Alliteration
- Repetition
5
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Consists of poetry, prose, charms, riddles, maxims, proverbs, and various other wisdom sayings
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Old English Literature
6
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It gives language its vitality. It is an expression that does not mean what it literally says.
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Idioms
